LCROSS changes target crater
Posted: Tue, Sep 29 6:45 AM ET (1045 GMT)
A spacecraft that will deliberately impact the Moon in early October will hit a different crater that previously planned, project officials said Monday. The Lunar...

GAO report raises issues about Constellation
Posted: Sat, Sep 26 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)
A report released Friday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concludes that NASA has not made a "sound business case" for its Constellation exploration program,...

Delta 2 launches missile tracking demo satellites
Posted: Fri, Sep 25 1:44 PM ET (1744 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket successfully launched a pair of technology demonstration satellites for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Friday. The Delta 2 7920-10c...

Water ice seen in Mars impact craters
Posted: Fri, Sep 25 7:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
Fresh impact craters on Mars have revealed deposits of nearly pure water ice hidden just below the surface, scientists announced Thursday. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)...

New evidence for water on the Moon
Posted: Thu, Sep 24 7:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
Data from three spacecraft have turned up new evidence of water ice on the Moon, according to papers to be published in the latest issue...

SkyTerra acquired, to go private
Posted: Thu, Sep 24 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
Mobile satellite operator SkyTerra announced Wednesday that it is being acquired by Harbinger Capital Partners, who will take the publicly-traded company private. Harbinger will...

Ares 1-X launch date moved up
Posted: Wed, Sep 23 8:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it was moving up next month's launch of a prototype of the Ares 1 launch vehicle by several days. The...

India launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Wed, Sep 23 7:49 AM ET (1149 GMT)
An Indian rocket placed a remote sensing satellite and several secondary payloads into orbit on Wednesday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off from...

Shuttle returns to Florida
Posted: Tue, Sep 22 8:13 AM ET (1213 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery returned to Florida on Monday, completing a two-day cross-country aircraft trip from California. Discovery, perched atop its 747 carrier...

Proton launches communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Sep 19 11:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a new communications satellite for Canadian operator Telesat early Friday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at...